Greatest Male/Female Vocal Performances

Don Van Vliet.

So many…Dachau Blues, Electricity, Gimme Dat Harp Boy…just for starters.

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“Superstar” by the Carpenters. Sublime.

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Linda Ronstadt - What’s New?

Lowell George - Easy Money (some typically fab slide guitar too)

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Ben E King

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The mighty burly chassis.

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In the greatest male vocal performance category, the winner is…

Jussi Björling & Robert Merrill - Pearl Fishers Duet. :heart_eyes_cat:

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And, a contender in the female category.

Timi Yuro -I Apologize

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Female:
Nina Simone singing Mississippi Goddam or Don’t Smoke in Bed
Joan Baez singing Old Blue or Simple Twist of Fate
Sandy Denny singing Who Knows Where The Time Goes
Aretha Franklin singing Think
Joni Mitchell singing Black Crow
Billie Holliday singing Strange Fruit
Janis Joplin singing Summertime

fractionally more recent: -
Amy Winehouse singing Rehab

I can’t do any chaps just now - I need to go and play most of those…

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Aretha’s impromptu ‘Nessun Dorma’ is quite something.

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Thanks Graeme!

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